A review by bookwings
Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler

5.0

I used this book during a food-themed storytime for Head Start preschoolers (aged 3-5). Normally I wouldn't use a book that is as long to read aloud (~5 minutes), because my kids generally just don't have the attention span to sit through a story that long, but I really loved the story so I took a chance on reading it anyway. I would say out of the 4 books I read in total, this was the biggest hit, despite it's length. My favorite part of the story is the lyrical nature of the text; it is really a pleasure to read and to listen to. The story is about Bear who has a hankering for pie, but not just any pie- Ugly Pie! Unfortunately, he only has ugly molasses, so he visits his friends/relatives for additional ingredients. I will definitely be using this in future storytimes.